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Gifford - A Lake in the Wilderness at Sunset (Lake George, Twilight)

An Artist's Legacy and a Dealer's Admiration: Paintings by Sanford Robinson Gifford from Important American Collections

12 October - 14 December 2012

An Artist's Legacy and a Dealer's Admiration: Paintings by Sanford Robinson Gifford from Important American Collections is the culmination of Michael Altman's personal reverence and professional experiences with works by Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880), a leading figure of the Hudson River School and American Luminism. The forty-four works that comprise the exhibition range in subject and style, but are unified in the visual power and inherent value, having either been sold or personally acquired by Michael Altman during his three decades-long career. Drawn additionally from the personal collection of Dr. Sanford R. Gifford (the artist's great-grandnephew) and important private collections, each work is hand-selected to illustrate the artist's unmatched technically skill and unique ability to make permanent the temporality of his immediate surroundings.

The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, with contributions by Kevin J. Avery, Donald J. Christensen, and Sanford R. Gifford III.

Checklist of works

44 works

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Double Self-Portrait, June 1853

Pencil on paper · 5 x 7 1/4 in. (12.7 x 18.4 cm)

Cat. no. 1

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Self-Portrait, November 1857

Oil on canvas · 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)

Cat. no. 2

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Sunset in the Wilderness with Approaching Rain, ca. 1852–53

Oil on canvas · 7 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (18.4 x 28.6 cm)

Cat. no. 3

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Moment's Rest, ca. 1854–55

Oil on canvas · 8 5/8 x 15 in. (21.9 x 38.1 cm)

Cat. no. 4

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Marina Grande, Capri, 1857

Oil on canvas · 4 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. (12.4 x 12.4 cm)

Cat. no. 5

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Mount Mansfield, Vermont, 1859

Oil on canvas · 30 1/2 x 60 1/4 in. (77.5 x 153 cm)

Cat. no. 6

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Mount Mansfield, 1859

Oil on canvas · 10 1/2 x 20 in. (26.7 x 50.8 cm)

Cat. no. 7

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Camping for the Night on Mansfield Mountain, c. 1860

Oil on canvas · 10 x 16 1/2 in. (25.4 x 41.9 cm)

Cat. no. 8

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Lake in the Wilderness, a Sketch, 1860

Oil on canvas · 10 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. (27 x 51.1 cm)

Cat. no. 9

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Sketch in the Wilderness, c. 1860–61

Oil on canvas · 8 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (21.6 x 40 cm)

Cat. no. 10

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Lake in the Wilderness at Sunset (Lake George, Twilight), 1861

Oil on canvas · 9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.6 cm)

Cat. no. 11

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Sketch in Kauterskill Clove, 1862

Oil on canvas · 13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (33.7 x 28.6 cm)

Cat. no. 12

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Study for a Winter Twilight, c. 1862

Oil on canvas · 8 x 16 in. (20.3 x 40.6 cm)

Cat. no. 13

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Ledge on South Mountain, in the Catskills, 1862

Oil on canvas · 13 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (34 x 25.7 cm)

Cat. no. 14

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Kauterskill Clove, in the Catskills, 1862

Oil on canvas · 13 x 11 in. (33 x 27.9 cm)

Cat. no. 15

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Kauterskill Falls, 1862

Oil on canvas · 11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm)

Cat. no. 16

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

The Catskill Mountain House, 1862

Oil on canvas · 10 x 18 1/2 in. (25.4 x 47 cm)

Cat. no. 17

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Claverack Creek, 1862

Oil on canvas · 11 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (28.6 x 48.9 cm)

Cat. no. 18

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Coming Storm on Lake George, c. 1866

Oil on canvas · 10 x 18 in. (25.4 x 45.7 cm)

Cat. no. 19

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Storm King on the Hudson, c. 1863

Oil on paper laid on canvas · 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm)

Cat. no. 20

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire, 1863

Oil on canvas · 18 x 30 in. (45.7 x 76.2 cm)

Cat. no. 21

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Twilight in the Adirondacks, c. 1862

Oil on canvas · 10 1/2 x 18 in. (26.7 x 45.7 cm)

Cat. no. 22

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Long Branch, 1864

Oil on canvas · 11 x 19 in. (27.9 x 48.3 cm)

Cat. no. 23

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Sketch of the Beach at Manchester, Massachusetts, 1864

Oil on canvas · 10 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (26 x 48.9 cm)

Cat. no. 24

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Sketch from North Mountain, in the Catskills, October 3, 1865

Oil on canvas · 9 3/4 x 18 7/8 in. (24.8 x 47.9 cm)

Cat. no. 25

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Ledge in the Catskills, c. 1865

Oil on canvas · 13 1/4 x 11 in. (33.7 x 27.9 cm)

Cat. no. 26

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Coming Shower, a Sketch, c. 1865–67

Oil on canvas · 5 7/8 x 9 in. (14.9 x 22.9 cm)

Cat. no. 27

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Home in the Wilderness, a Sketch, 1865–67

Oil on canvas · 9 x 15 in. (22.9 x 38.1 cm)

Cat. no. 28

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Echo Lake, Franconia Notch, 1866

Oil on canvas · 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm)

Cat. no. 29

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Hook Mountain on the Hudson River, 1867

Oil on canvas · 12 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (32.1 x 27.6 cm)

Cat. no. 30

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Hook Mountain, near Nyack, New York, 1867

Oil on canvas · 16 x 14 in. (40.6 x 35.6 cm)

Cat. no. 31

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Mount Etna from Catania, 1868

Oil on canvas · 8 x 13 5/8 in. (20.3 x 34.6 cm)

Cat. no. 32

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Siout, Egypt, March 1869

Oil on canvas · 8 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (21.6 x 39.7 cm)

Cat. no. 33

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

The Column of St. Mark's, Venice, 1870

Oil on canvas · 26 x 21 1/2 in. (66 x 54.6 cm)

Cat. no. 34

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

The Statues of Memnon, at Thebes, 1872–78

Oil on canvas · 22 1/2 x 18 in. (57.2 x 45.7 cm)

Cat. no. 35

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Coming Rain on Lake George, a Sketch, 1873

Oil on canvas · 11 x 19 3/4 in. (27.9 x 50.2 cm)

Cat. no. 36

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

The Traps, Shawangunk Mountains, New York, a Sketch, c. 1875

Oil on paperboard · 4 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (10.8 x 21 cm)

Cat. no. 37

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Sunset on the Hudson, 1876–79

Oil on canvas · 23 1/8 x 42 3/8 in. (58.7 x 107.6 cm)

Cat. no. 38

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

An Indian Summer's Day on Claverack Creek, 1877–79

Oil on canvas · 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm)

Cat. no. 39

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Sketch of Clay Bluffs on No Man's Land, 1877

Oil on canvas · 9 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (23.5 x 41.3 cm)

Cat. no. 40

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Twilight Sketch in Venice, c. 1878

Oil on board · 7 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 cm)

Cat. no. 41

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Venetian Twilight, 1878

Oil on canvas · 10 x 18 in. (25.4 x 45.7 cm)

Cat. no. 42

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

A Venetian Twilight, 1878

Oil on canvas · 23 1/2 x 42 in. (59.7 x 106.7 cm)

Cat. no. 43

Sanford Robinson Gifford

American, 1823–1880

Twilight, 1880

Oil on canvas · 15 x 9 1/2 in. (38.1 x 24.1 cm)

Cat. no. 44